Ye Xinning, "..."
"Chen Lin, are you out of your mind? Is divorce something to be proud of? You keep saying it."
"Divorce is certainly not honorable, but if you are willing to remarry me, I think that would be something that would make me very happy."
See, in just a few words, the conversation has returned to the topic of remarriage.
"If you came here just to find out about this, then I think you can leave now. You don't need to stay here any longer and waste my time as well."
Ye Xinning subtly told Shen Lin that she couldn't give him an answer to the question he asked right now.
"I knew this would be the answer you'd give me in the end. Oh well, I have plenty of time. Wait for me to come back."
He didn't persist any longer, but held Ye Xinning's hand tightly and said softly.
Ye Xinning watched Shen Lin get into the car and leave. He was exceptionally busy, yet he still managed to squeeze in time to see her under such circumstances. Ye Xinning began to wonder if she had been too cold-hearted. Even if she couldn't agree to his remarriage, she shouldn't have treated him that way.
Ye Xinning was lost in thought when she realized she had been daydreaming.
She only snapped out of her thoughts when she heard a male voice not far behind her.
"If you're so reluctant to let him go, how long are you going to stand there and watch him go even after he's already gone?"
Ye Xinning looked toward the source of the sound and saw Huo Yanzhi standing under a streetlamp with a somewhat gloomy expression on his face.
Having not seen Huo Yanzhi for some time, Ye Xinning merely glanced at him indifferently upon seeing him again before turning and walking towards her building.
Huo Yanzhi followed and stayed by her side, showing no intention of leaving.
"Why won't you answer my calls? What did you and Shen Lin do in France? Have you gotten back together?"
Huo Yanzhi's questions were all sharp enough that Ye Xinning found it amusing. "Huo Yanzhi, what does my business have to do with you? I'm not answering your calls because you're annoying. If I could, I wouldn't want any contact with you."
"So, you really got back together with Shen Lin?"
Ye Xinning said coldly, "I don't need to answer your question."
She never stopped walking as she entered the elevator, and Huo Yanzhi followed without saying a word.
Fortunately, there were other people in the elevator, which allowed Ye Xinning to relax a little.
After getting out of the elevator, Ye Xinning ignored Huo Yanzhi.
But Huo Yanzhi wouldn't let up. He cornered Ye Xinning at the elevator entrance and demanded, "What's going on between you and Shen Lin now?"
Ye Xinning was annoyed that Huo Yanzhi kept asking this question. Whatever happened between her and Shen Lin was her business. What did it have to do with Huo Yanzhi? What right did he have to question her about these things?
"Huo Yanzhi, I'll say it again, my affairs have nothing to do with you. We are not relatives, not friends, not even strangers. I hate you because of you. I didn't know there was a little life in my belly. You killed my child. I only hate that I don't have evidence. If I had evidence, I wouldn't let you be so free."
"So, in your heart, you hate me so much because of that unborn child?"
“If it weren’t for you, five years would have passed, and I could have my own child. If it weren’t for you, many things might not have turned out this way. I wouldn’t have left Nancheng, I wouldn’t have separated from Shen Lin, and I wouldn’t have chosen to return to Shen Lin’s side as a wife in a business marriage.”
As Huo Yanzhi listened to the fact that every word he spoke revolved around Shen Lin, his expression grew increasingly cold.
"Don't be naive. Do you think you could have given birth to that child without me? If your mother knew you were pregnant at that time, knew you were willing to be a single parent for a man, would she have let you have your way?"
"You're always like this, thinking about things from your own perspective."
"I don't."
Huo Yanzhi roared.
He couldn't accept Ye Xinning saying that about him. He had done so much, all he wanted was her. He had always been the one who loved her the most, but she just couldn't see him.
"You keep talking about Shen Lin, but you've never thought that Shen Lin doesn't love you as much as I do. If he loves you, why hasn't he forgotten anyone else among so many people? Why did he forget you?"
Huo Yanzhi's words successfully made Ye Xinning's face turn several shades paler.
Indeed, as Huo Yanzhi said, Shen Lin had lost his memory and hadn't forgotten anyone except her.
"Your meeting with Shen Lin was an accident. If it weren't for a series of coincidences, your lives would never have intersected. Why do you keep taking chances to prove something that is simply impossible?"
"Okay, that's enough."
Ye Xinning almost lost her balance. She steadied herself, adjusted her breathing, and waited until her emotions calmed down before looking at Huo Yanzhi and saying, word by word, "Huo Yanzhi, no matter what the final outcome is between me and Shen Lin, it's impossible for us to be together. In other words, in my heart, you have never been capable of being loved by me. Your love for me is twisted, full of scheming, ruthless, and reckless."
Ye Xinning felt that every word she used to describe Huo Yanzhi was very reasonable, and she had always felt that Huo Yanzhi was just that kind of person.
Hearing her say that, Huo Yanzhi's eyes were filled with pain. He couldn't control himself and stepped forward to hold Ye Xinning's hand. "I love you, can't you see that? If it weren't for loving you, I wouldn't need to live so cautiously, and I wouldn't have such a cold relationship with my brother. It's all because I love you."
Huo Yanzhi was extremely agitated. He gripped Ye Xinning's hand tightly, making Ye Xinning feel as if he was about to break her hand.
She tried with all her might to pry Huo Yanzhi's hands off, but no matter what she did, it was all in vain.
"Huo Yanzhi, calm down. I've told you, I can't bear your love. Go love someone else, please stop torturing me, okay?"
"Why? Why do you only see Chen Lin? What's so good about that man that makes you like this?"
"My business with you has nothing to do with Shen Lin."
Huo Yanzhi just stared at Ye Xinning, his eyes bloodshot, looking exceptionally frightening.
Why can't you turn around and look at me? Why?
Huo Yanzhi's gaze was frightening. Even though Ye Xinning tried her best to maintain her composure, she couldn't help but be frightened by his appearance.
"I told you, if you just turn around and look at me, look at yourself, why is it so hard? Why won't you do it?"
Huo Yanzhi repeated this sentence, and as he spoke, he leaned on her shoulder. Ye Xinning pushed him away, but he remained unmoved.
By the time Ye Xinning realized what was happening, she felt a dampness on her shoulder.
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